Synonyms for yearning
ˈyɜr nɪŋyearn·ing

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1. yearning

   One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.

   Synonyms:
   animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, zealous

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmoved

   Preposition:
   Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. longing, yearning, hungrinessnoun

   prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

   Synonyms:
   hungriness, hunger, thirst, thirstiness, longing

Matched Categories

1. • Desire

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1. yearningnoun

   Synonyms:
   longing, hankering, pining

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1. List of paraphrases for "yearning":

   aspiration, desire, nostalgia, longing, suction

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1. Former Rep. John Delaney:

   I think the American people are yearning for someone who's a truth-teller, sometimes the best way to make that point is to be a little bit disagreement with your own party, right ?

2. Jean Iris Murdoch:

   The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries.

3. Claude T Bissell:

   Yearning is not only a good way to go crazy but also a pretty good place to hide out from hard truth.

4. Nico Santos:

   I hope [' Crazy Rich Asians' ] opens the floodgates for other people of color, for Latinos, for the LGBTQ community to be able to tell our own stories, people are yearning for these stories, they are thirsty for these stories and these stories have value.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   There is this tension. I don't fully understand it. I think it's as much psychological, maybe more than political, as to what people are yearning for. I mean, freedom is burdensome. It's hard getting up and taking responsibility for yourself and trying to make all these decisions.